*Ranxerox shows his age and general geekiness by putting his hand into the air, waving it wildly and saying in a Horshack voice, "I have a question, Mr. Kotter."*

Is the conversion guide to be a standalone role-playing book that can be enriched by reading main system Eclipse Phase books, or is it to be written with the assumption that GM has at the very least read the EP core rulebook.

It was not long ago that I stumbled across the FATE Core system while trying to find a quick game for me to run when my groups regular DM needed a break. I liked the system well enough but wanted a premade setting for it, that is when I found The Void Core Quick Start. I loved this game and one of the other players is really wanting to play it at least once (I do too, just waiting on the DM burnout to rear its ugly head once more and we'll be hitting the quick start).

As exciting as The Void is, the setting is more geared to short campaigns (perfect for our current needs), it is just that survival horror can get a little stale if one plays it too often. This train of thought led me to checking out Eclipse Phase. Damned if I don't love the setting! Honestly, this is the first "hard science" setting that does not place me into a coma. So, good job to everybody involved, kudos and cyber-cookies for everybody!

The unfortunate thing about Eclipse Phase is the current d100 system. Even though I have not encountered a d100 game before, the other players have and none of them are in a hurry to play another. I will take their word at face value since our tastes are pretty similar. That is why I am excited to see that a conversion is in the works, the quick play of FATE/The Void meshed with the setting of Eclipse Phase... mmmmmmm... looking forward to it!

Is the conversion guide to be a standalone role-playing book that can be enriched by reading main system Eclipse Phase books, or is it to be written with the assumption that GM has at the very least read the EP core rulebook.

Yikes, for some reason this simple question didn't get answered! Our Fate title will be a companion to both Fate Core and Eclipse Phase; it won't fully replace either book. (How much you need Fate Core and Eclipse Phase at the table will probably depend on your role in the game and your gaming group -- everyone at the table won't need their own copy of all three titles, obviously. )